r/youtubegaming

Hello, whenever Im tabbed in, or clicked into a game my youtube video starts becoming jittery, consistant small stutters 24/7 whatever I do. Ive tried turning off the gpu acceleration it just makes it worse, Ive tried to have it on, changed performance settings etc etc. I really cant figure out whats causing it, its insanely annoying cause instantly when I click the windows button and it tabs out of the game it becomes super smooth.

Basically, title. I’m not really interested in AAA playthroughs and I don’t like creators who play a game for one episode and then move on to the next. I’ve been watching Cohh for a long time for variety, and I do like roguelikes. for those, I watch Northernlion, Retro, and Olexa whenever they make series or play intresting games

I play video games, Arc Raiders mostly on PS5. I want to start posting on THE TUBE, but I have ZERO skills editing. I managed to fumbled my way through and post a short on my phone. The issue is I have to upload directly from my console, but does the upload mean it'll be posted or do I still have a chance to edit it on the YT studio? Please help.

A youtube channel titled Nevlox has taken gameplay originally posted on my channel: Boredom Defense Network, using several of my clips in their own video with an seemingly an AI voiceover. This just kinda stinks and was looking to see if anyone has insight/experience with anything like this as a small creator.

Kind of confused over my youtube logo for a gaming channel.I mean i have alot of ideas but just aint sure right now?
Also should i include it in the thumbnail cuz in the start no one knows who i am

I want to pursue YouTube HARD like my no 1 hobby I love making content, I think I'm decent at editing as I used to work as a freelance video editor but that NOTHING to do with Images. I would like to spend a LOT of time learning to create high end thumbnails as I feel like that's an important entry gate into content Engagement.

But where do I start ?

YouTube really needs a “Time Capsule” feature. Imagine being able to pick a specific year or date range, like 2012 to 2014, and search YouTube based on what was actually uploaded during that time. You could find old gaming videos, childhood YouTubers, music, memes, tutorials, and random videos you completely forgot about. YouTube is basically one of the biggest archives of our childhoods, teens and adulthood, but there’s no real way to go back and explore it by time period. To rediscover anything it’s almost like, you have to hope someone else knows or that the algorithm does its job. this would be great for people because it would help them rediscover things they watched years ago and bring back memories they forgot they even had. It could also benefit YouTube by giving older videos more views, bringing people back to the platform, and helping newer users discover older content. It seems like such a simple feature that could have a huge impact and yet they haven’t done it.😂!!

I usually only post gaming stuff and reviewing over gaming related stuff as well or clips from streams, can I just post whenever I feel comfortable doing so or should I pick a certain time of the day for it?

For the record I'm still kinda new starting out so not a big following at the moment but pretty good/decent engagement so far early on with like 800-1.2k views on some YouTube shorts as an example

I've been doing YouTube seriously for about 3 months now, I do edited gameplays with facecam...focus on me as creator not the games, and lately I've been thinking about giving streaming another chance.I actually tried streaming on YouTube, befor the regular youtubing and one of the reasons I switched was because streaming felt MUCH harder when nobody watching.

If I got stuck on something stupid in a game, there was no audience to help me. I remember literally sitting there on stream, opening guides and trying to figure out how to progress while basically talking to myselIt felt awkward.With YouTube, I can just cut all of that out. I can get stuck for 20 minutes, figure it out, and the viewer never has to suffer through it.

But now I'm wondering if I should start streaming again at least once a week while continuing YouTube. I could play the game live, then edit those streams into my normal YouTube videos, so the edited versions basically become the proper VODfor my channel.The other option is going much harder into streaming and making that my main thing instead of YouTube.For people who have done both: **would you keep building YouTube and add one stream a week, or would you actuallybe switching your focus to streaming?**And how do you deal with those awkward moments when you're a tiny streamer with nobody watching and you get completely stuck in a game?

I was on a huge upward spike in subs, the first 4 months of the year i gained nearly 170 then these last few months barely anything. I am still sticking to the same content, but what has changed? it's like its not being pushed as much anymore.

So I'm planning to make a YouTube account for making content on Minecraft roleplay/let's play, but I don't know how to make my voice louder and clearer like many youtubers. (I'm just very soft spoken as a person) I want to know how other youtubers get that voice. I'll take any advice. Especially since I'm gonna keep my series very kid friendly and I'm worried they won't like how soft spoken I can be.

Started my gaming channel a few weeks ago and not sure if I'm doing well. Some vids with get decent amount of views while others are low. I try to stay relevant with the content I put out. Shooters, horror fps, adventure, indie titles and maybe some strategy (in the future). Also been doing commentary.

I understand gaming is very populated. What are some tips to look at for?

Will the gaming audience still watch long gameplay videos, without any fancy editing ( games which are like a bit old or new, it depends ).

Should a new gaming channel do this ? Like uploading absolutely long story gameplay videos without any fancy editing ?

For context:

During my semesters at college one of my recent hobbies has been starting up a channel, in 14 videos this year I grew to 4.9k subscribers, averaging anywhere from 5-40k views per video. (Not crazy but starting with 0 YouTube or editing knowledge, it definitely meant a lot)

However due to the stress of being home for summer (ironic I know) I haven’t had the time to fully commit to working on, and releasing projects which led to me having a 4 month lapse in uploads.

Going into the next semester I plan on coming back, keeping the same niche while also experimenting with composition and stakes to try and reach a broader audience breaking the sub-100k view trap. (my content is Minecraft related so passing that isn’t like some crazy feat, I’ve just learned a lot recently and throughout my time posted this year as I started with 0 knowledge)

What do you think?? It’s just a hobby of mine, but definitely kept me busy and don’t want to give up on it.

I recently finished purchasing and setting up upgrades to my pretty dead channel and am hoping to make it into a career eventually and I have multiple forms of content. Eventually I’d like to make long form video essays but for now my main focus is single player 100% let’s plays, multiplayer games and seeing what sticks, and then things like gaming details/easter eggs, cinematic high skill clips, and boss fights with no damage on hardest difficulty. My question in specific relates to the last one, would you prefer to watch those for just the newest games, older games included, and would you prefer commentary or more cinematic versions as a viewer who chooses to use whatever time you have watching those?

As of right now I’ve been pretty much streaming for a good week now . I haven’t really done anything big as far as YouTube wise , only clipping my moments from stream and uploading it to shorts. But I do feel like making a video here in the future.

My question is what software/apps do you use for recording/editing. So far I’ve only used OBS as my main software for my recordings.

Is the gaming niche still worth pursuing in 2026, especially for a small channel?

Or is it becoming too saturated unless you already have a large audience or a very unique concept?

Would love to hear honest opinions from other gamers/creators — especially people who started recently.